ALT The ’with’ or ‘because of’ Covid hospitalization argument is intentionally politicizing data. 1- If someone comes in with a pulmonary embolism 2 weeks after Covid, it’s caused by Covid. If an elderly person falls due to Covid related delirium & breaks a hip, it’s because of Covid. Or heart failure 6 weeks after Covid, it was caused by Covid. Or a prev stable chronic condition resulting in deterioration after Covid, it was because of Covid. None would have occurred had it not been due to an infection. 2- Previously hosp for Covid was often due to requiring respiratory support. With vaccines, clinical presentation is changing & seeing hosp for reasons other than respiratory support, but still very much caused by Covid. 3- Even if it is incidental Covid (v v small %), it is still being sick enough to require hosp & using up hospital capacity that we have maxed out. 4- Being hosp for another illness & also having Covid puts people at a higher risk of severe illness due to Covid.